Smokers

I literally quit smoking cold turkey, after smoking since I was 13 years old, 10 days before starting mfp. I've lost 50 lbs, I can run, I can hike, i can swim for miles and I'M NOT OUT OF BREATHE!! ( and I've lost 50 lbs...)

I think the times where I would really crave a cigarette are when I've had a really big meal ( which I don't really have now, since I eat regular portions) or when I'm stressed/mad. That one is harder but I think about how badly it would affect my workouts and it just passes.

I smoked for over 45 yrs. Quit 16 months ago now by using laser treatment. Gained 10 lbs but I don't care. I no longer am wheezing.

I was a smoker for 10 years. I quit for a while in 2009 but started up again in 2010. For me, I was incredibly guilty, I hid it from my husband for a while, I lied, I swapped money around, I used credit cards to buy ciggies, it put strain on my marriage(husband was v. Upset and wouldnt trust me once he discovered what was going on, completely understandable) it was absolutely ridiculous behaviour for a 28yo. I went for counselling in sept 2012, to help with other issues, but ended up resolving that the smoking was what made me most unhappy . It had basically got to the point of smoking, or my husband.

6 months later, after regaining a lot of confidence and deciding I wanted to get fit without having trouble breathing. (Which is what exercise had been like before). I was determined to stop. I went on Champix. People told me id become suicidal etc etc. I was ready to stop, ciggies started having no 'high' of nicotine, I may as well have been smoking a twig....... and the worst that happened to me was feeling nauseous for half an hour after taking it, and havin mad crazy vivid dreams for about 3 weeks.

It completely took the physical craving away and within a week, I didnt really think about smoking, and if I did, it was easily dismissed. After a few weeks, the only time id think about it was when my husband would ask how the cravings were going.

That was 6 months ago, I can hang out with my friends (all smokers) and not want to smoke...it does stink though... the only time im tempted is after a few too many drinks, even then I can just avoid it by turning away and within 2 minutes ive forgotten again.

Its possible, but you really have to want it. I wont ever go back to it, im having too much fun pushing my body to its limits and you cant do that as a smoker. I can get my heart rate down a lot faster now, and I never feel breathless.

I have quit tobacco but my partner still smokes. I used an e-cigg to break the cravings but I don't like all the chemicals in those things. So, I started rolling my own all herbal cigarettes to have on occasions like a night at the pub. I use a base of chamomile and other tea herbs. It smells way better than ciggs, and no addictive tobacco.

I'm a smoker but I honestly rarely get cravings. I stopped for 2 years before starting again last year when things went a little awry in my life. My mother blames her weight gain on quitting but that's not what caused it, eating/drinking too much has done that. I now smoke 2-6 rollies a day in the evenings after work. My smoking has no relevance to what I weigh - but my calorie intake does. From a cardio perspective smoking less definitely makes exercising (and therefore calories out) easier, but I won't lose sleep over the fact I smoke. I do appreciate that I'm a minority case for not getting physical cravings, not even when I was on 20 a day

I actually quit with Chantix two years ago. That stuff was like speed, and I actually dropped 10 lbs, of course I gained it back when I weaned off the Chantix.

While it really was a living nightmare, I quit for good and haven't thought about picking a cigarette up again.

Good luck OP! Quitting for good is the best feeling!